The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-02


lie viii I've allie TO work up a solid del
lion for himself from his State, and
Tint New York, New Jersey and Mary
land are ready to back Pennsylvania III
Ibis d ignment. Continues the Times,
added TO the almost certain support OF
Malone and the Southern contingent this
column would lie able, If not to nominate
its own favoTite, at least TO name its sec
ord choice and its second choice would not
he Blaine. Against The Maine leader the
Virginia Senator has taken decided stand,
personally preferring Cameron. but willing
IT, take Sherman, whom lie regards as the
strongest man" OF course, the Times IS
not orthodox authority in political mat
trrS appeltaining to the purposes OF Fe-
puhljcan leaders or the Republican party.
But we NAV assume, that if such pro-
9ramne us it has outlined be on the boards,
it is not really to further amy presidential
pretensions that Senator Cameron may
haze The proper interpretation OF 1t
would he The defeat OF Blaine Ill the Con
vention. We doubt very much whether
Senator Cameron, strong. as he is or may
he in his own State, would be able to take
the delegation from the. Maine statesman
and we believe lie is too astutea politician
and too true.a Republican TO risk his own
reputation, and the electoral vote OF his
State, by attempting to organize au anti
| Blaine movement. There is no doubt that
ME- Blaine is stronger III Pennsylvania
| ,hah any other Republican spoken of for
the Republican nomination and fas u
larger personal following than any other
man iii the United States And YET It IS
p0ssiigle that he might not be the strongest
nomination that could be made, The de-
| yelopment OF public sentiment within the
neAt year Will throw light upon this point,
and guide the determination of the
| Convention when it conyenes. Should it
appear that his nomination would not be
advisable then it would be equally apparent
that it wonld be unsafe to nominate any
ay0wed opponent of Mr.. blaine. Tie re-
suit would lie the selection Of a Republi-
caa not 50 prominent il the public mind
at thls time, and that would, e determined
by the friends of the person who might
bave the largest support among The dele
gates in the Convention, Withint being
enough to secure Ills DomiHati on.. That Mir.
Blaine wlll go Into the next National Con-
ven ion snoul,i his friends. make acosatest
for him. stronger than any other candidate,
we do not think will admit OF doubt. And
in that event. thenthe} viii haze it'll theil
power TO name the candidate and he would
not be an enemy OF Me- Blaine If Mr.
| Blaine does not desire the nomination
and that is within the limits OF a strong
ptobability--t the nomination Wonlq
come from the less prominent circle OF
presidential possibilities. in that case
Mir. Blaine friends would see to5it thai
the selection would not be hostile to him
AS to the Southern c9ntingent, The pas
mas demonstrated THAT there is as IL pel
, Individuality among s'authefa delegal es a.
there is among the deieg1tiaAs from anl
: other portion of the country They val
divide upon preferences as the \ ofth ani
West are divided. Ibey WILDE under tht
control and suhject te.the order OF no on,
man. There Will be Blaine aud anti Blalh'
men-Sherman and anti Sherman menant
delegates who viii vote for neither. Prob
abby there is really more inaependene
among the Republicans of the 3sop5h-per
tanly as mucif--aS with those OF any othe
section. The many antagonisms they nav
had to encounter have developed their i'll
4 ! lenpndence. ASA rule they do their owl
thinking, ard hale the courage TO do tilei
t own voting wGether at the polls or in Con
: ventiom. This feeling has grown Of lat
years, and it viii continneto gr0W.l Will
7 there are among them men of brains an
y nerve Who are born leaders. their conclu
; sious are rot taken as infallib!e. 1t WI
= be Il mistake To calculate upon such q
} anomaly as Il solid vote from the Southern
, delegates in the National Convention TO
> any particular individual. 1t. would be Ii
less N sta axe for the Southto be 50 misrer
i resented 1t woHl argue the absence
| genuine manhood and that spirit of indt
] pendeEce and self reliance which ought t
characterize every delegate. Indeed ther
viii be as much OF the element Of donbt q
. to how the delegates from the South vi
e elst their votes in The Conyention.as ther
1 Will he from the other divisions OF til
t Union except that they viii be solid for
1 true Eepubl can one who feels wit
: them, and wouid dare tQ use the power o
the government to protect their rights. :
. Taat really should be the paramount COZ
h | sitleralion with the Southern delegates
| They viii kindly consider the claims OF an
e candidate NhQ has the courage to malntai
e that the Republicans Of the south have a
+ mau> rights nnder the law as the citizen
. of any other portion OF the Union, an
\ ! that they are as much entitled 10 the heE
eits and immmuntes Of the laws and tn
P ! Constitution as other people vine viii no
. | only so consider but who will use tn
a power Of the government for the enforce
nent of the its&,s in this respect. .931iI
/ We have now the singular spectacle 0
a a President elected bya Suppression OF th
, votes Of southern Republicans refusing t.
8 DhFtIDH3 iJrIHnCldLfC 5tlcCtlol- sJt"lfo .1ou
K victe.l of violating the election laws, an
e giving TO the public some very patrioti
i sentiments in regard to the great CRIME 0
a debauehingt the ballot box in the interes
, of q poIi ical pafty. Had this sehtlmen
thuq Automatically announced been EN-
, forced in the South in ! 984, Mr. Clevelan'
) would never hayel been llresident..T.it i
an announcement made for thetStates ant
, | tie sections where the public sentimen
OF both j.aIit les demands fair elections. |
Was not intended fGf application in TIN
, Saifth. for with it practically observed th
solid South would lie q reminiscence
. and the Democratic minority Dthe e!ecto
, raj college SO decisive thati5 would be Onl
, necessary to 90 through the forms of al
election TO secure the success OF the Ike
publican candidates. sI ya iyiE1a3 iE
, What the Republicans Of the Souil
want and mean to contend for, is the pr &C
J teal enforcement of the sentiment Mr.
Clevei&nd gives to the public through tht
associated dispatches, IN refusing. TIL
pardon Of the st. Louis Democratic elec
tion officer who was condemned TO